Faecal calprotectin for screening of patients with suspected inflammatory bowel disease: diagnostic meta-analysis

Objective To evaluate whether including a test for faecal calprotectin, a sensitive marker of intestinal inflammation, in the investigation of suspected inflammatory bowel disease reduces the number of unnecessary endoscopic procedures. Design Meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy studies. Data sourc...

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Autores principales: van Rheenen, Patrick F, Van de Vijver, Els, Fidler, Vaclav
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. 2010
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2904879/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20634346
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.c3369

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2904879/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20634346
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.c3369

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